Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914), traveled around the world in 1892-1893. After the suicide of crownprince Rudolf in 1889, Franz Ferdinand was the presumptive heir (given that his father Karl Ludwig had no intention to reign himself) to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The journey around the world had partly medical reasons: Franz Ferdinand’s health was attacked by tuberculosis, a disease fatal to his mother. The journey around the world served both as a cover and as a means to recover. Science was the journey’s official purpose and Franz Ferdinand traveled under the badly disguised alias of Count of Hohenberg on the torpedo ram cruiser „Kaiserin Elisabeth“.
Shortcut to India, Singapore, Sydney, New Guinea, Hongkong, Nagasaki, Vancouver, Yellowstone.
Volume I
Franz Ferdinand’s preface;
I. Trieste to Port Said – Steamer Point – Aden
- 14 December 1892: departure by train from Vienna to Trieste
- 15 December 1892: Trieste
- 16 December 1892: at sea near Lissa
- 17 December 1892: at sea near Zakynthos
- 18 December 1892: 29th birthday of Franz Ferdinand; at sea near Gavdos
- 19 December 1892: at sea between Crete and Egypt
- 20 December 1892: Port Said, Egypt
- 21 December 1892: Ismaïlia, Egypt
- 22 December 1892: Gulf of Suez
- 23 December 1892: Daedalus Reef, Red Sea
- 24 December 1892: Christmas Day; Red Sea
- 25 December 1892: Jebel Teir, Red Sea
- 26 December 1892: Steamer Point and Aden
- 27 December 1892: Aden
- 28 December 1892: Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
- 29 December 1892: Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
- 30 December 1892: near Socotra, Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
- 31 December 1892: Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
- 01 January 1893: Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
- 02 January 1893: Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
- 03 January 1893: near Minicoy, Indian Ocean
- 04 January 1893: near India, Indian Ocean
- 05 January 1893: Colombo, Ceylon
- 06 January 1893: Kandy, Ceylon
III. Hunting Camp in Kalawewa, Colombo – Kandy
- 07 January 1893: Kandy to Kalawewa, Ceylon
- 08 January 1893: Kalawewa, Ceylon
- 09 January 1893: Kalawewa, Ceylon
- 10 January 1893: Kalawewa, Ceylon
- 11 January 1893: Kalawewa, Ceylon
- 12 January 1893: Kalawewa to Kandy, Ceylon
- 13 January 1893: Kandy, Ceylon
IV. Bombay
- 14 January 1893: near Cape Comorin, India
- 15 January 1893: near the Indian coastline
- 16 January 1893: near Goa, India
- 17 January 1893: Bombay, India
- 18 January 1893: Bombay, India
- 19 January 1893: Bombay, India
- 20 January 1893: Poona, India
V. Hunting Camp in Tandur
- 21 January 1893: Tandur, India
- 22 January 1893: Tandur, India
- 23 January 1893: Tandur, India
VI. Hyderabad
- 24 January 1893: Hyderabad, India
- 25 January 1893: Hyderabad, India
- 26 January 1893: Hyderabad, India
VII. Gwalior
- 27 January 1893: Sikanderaba, India
- 28 January 1893: Jhansi, India (joint entry with 27 January)
- 29 January 1893: Gwalior, India
- 30 January 1893: Gwalior, India
VIII. Calcutta
- 31 January 1893: Patna, India
- 01 February 1893: Calcutta, India
- 02 February 1893: Calcutta, India
- 03 February 1893: Calcutta, India
- 04 February 1893: Calcutta, India
- 05 February 1893: Calcutta, India
IX. Darjeeling
- 06 February 1893: Darjeeling, India
- 07 February 1893: Darjeeling, India
- 08 February 1893: Darjeeling, India
X. Benares
- 09 February 1893: Darjeeling to Benares, India
- 10 February 1893: Benares, India
- 11 February 1893: Benares, India
XI. Agra to Bhartpur
- 12 February 1893: Agra, India (Taj Mahal)
- 13 February 1893: Agra, India (Fatehpur Sikri)
- 14 February 1893: Agra, India
- 15 February 1893: Agra, India
XII. Delhi
- 16 February 1893: Delhi, India
- 17 February 1893: Delhi, India
- 18 February 1893: Delhi, India
- 19 February 1893: Alwar, India
XIII. Hunting Camp in Siriska
- 20 February 1893: Sariska, India
- 21 February 1893: Sariska, India
- 22 February 1893: Sariska, India
- 23 February 1893: Sariska, India
- 24 February 1893: Sariska, India
- 25 February 1893: Sariska, India
- 26 February 1893: Sariska, India
- 27 February 1893: Sariska to Alwar, India
XIV. Jodhpur
- 28 February 1893: Jodhpur, India
- 01 March 1893: Jodhpur, India
- 02 March 1893: Jodhpur, India
XV. Jaipur
- 03 March 1893: Jaipur, India
- 04 March 1893: Jaipur, India
- 05 March 1893: Jaipur, India
- 06 March 1893: Jaipur, India
- 07 March 1893: Jaipur to Agra, India
XVI. Nepal – Hunting Camp Dakna Bagh
- 08 March 1893: Dakna Bagh, Nepal
- 09 March 1893: Dakna Bagh, Nepal
- 10 March 1893: Dakna Bagh, Nepal
- 11 March 1893: Dakna Bagh, Nepal
- 12 March 1893: Dakna Bagh, Nepal
XVII. Nepal – Hunting Camp in the Barbatta Valley
- 13 March 1893: Barbatta Valley, Nepal
- 14 March 1893: Dechta Boli, Nepal
- 15 March 1893: Dechta Boli, Nepal
- 16 March 1893: Dechta Boli, Nepal
- 17 March 1893: Guleria, Nepal
- 18 March 1893: Beli, Nepal
- 19 March 1893: Beli, Nepal
- 20 March 1893: Katni, Nepal
- 21 March 1893: Katni, Nepal
- 22 March 1893: Katni, Nepal
- 23 March 1893: Katni, Nepal
- 24 March 1893: Katni, Nepal
- 25 March 1893: Bhanderia, Nepal
- 26 March 1893: Bhanderia to Sohela, India
XVIII. Sohela – Lucknow – Calcutta Diamond Harbour – Pulu Besar
- 27 March 1893: Sohela to Lucknow, India
- 28 March 1893: Lucknow to Calcutta, India
- 29 March 1893: Calcutta, India
- 30 March 1893; At Sea to Singapore
- 31 March 1893: At Sea to Singapore
- 01 April 1893: Andaman Islands, at Sea to Singapore
- 02 April 1893: At Sea to Singapore
- 03 April 1893: At Sea to Singapore
- 04 April 1893: At Sea to Singapore
- 05 April 1893: At Sea to Singapore
- 06 April 1893: Singapore
- 07 April 1893: Johor to Singapore
- 08 April 1893: Singapore
XX. Tandjong Priok – Batavia
- 09 April 1893: At Sea to Java, crossing the equator
- 10 April 1893: At Sea to Java
- 11 April 1893: Batavia, Java
- 12 April 1893: Batavia to Buitenzorg, Java
- 13 April 1893: Buitenzorg to Garut, Java
- 14 April 1893: Garut, Java
- 15 April 1893: Garut to Tjandjur, Java
- 16 April 1893: Tjandjur, Java
XXI. Hunting Camp at Tjandjur
- 17 April 1893: Tjandjur to Tanggeng, Java
- 18 April 1893: Tanggeng to Sindangbarang, Java
- 19 April 1893: Sindangbarang to Tjipandak, Java
- 20 April 1893: Tjipandak, Java
- 21 April 1893: Tjipandak, Java
- 22 April 1893: Tjipandak, Java
- 23 April 1893: Tjipandak, Java
- 24 April 1893: Tjipandak to Sindangbarang, Java
- 25 April 1893: Sindangbarang to Tanggeng, Java
- 26 April 1893: Tanggeng to Buitenzorg, Java
- 27 April 1893: Buitenzorg to Tandjong Priok, Java
XXII. Port Kennedy on Thursday Island to Sydney
- 28 April 1893: At Sea to Port Kennedy
- 29 April 1893: At Sea to Port Kennedy (near Lombok)
- 30 April 1893: At Sea to Port Kennedy (near Flores)
- 01 May 1893: At Sea to Port Kennedy
- 02 May 1893: At Sea to Port Kennedy
- 03 May 1893: At Sea to Port Kennedy
- 04 May 1893: At Sea to Port Kennedy (north of Australia)
- 05 May 1893: Port Kennedy, Thursday Island
- 06 May 1893: Port Kennedy and Somerset Bay
- 07 May 1893: Port Kennedy, Thursday Island (Prince of Wales Island)
- 08 May 1893: Port Kennedy, Thursday Island
- 09 May 1893: At Sea to Sydney, Australia
- 10 May 1893: At Sea to Sydney, Australia
- 11 May 1893: At Sea to Sydney, Australia
- 12 May 1893: At Sea to Sydney, Australia
- 13 May 1893: At Sea to Sydney, Australia
- 14 May 1893: At Sea to Sydney, Australia
- 15 May 1893: At Sea to Sydney, Australia (End of Volume I)
Volume II
XXIII. Sydney – Narromine – Mullengudgery
- 16 May 1893: Sydney, Australia
- 17 May 1893: Sydney, Australia
- 18 May 1893: Narromine, Australia
- 19 May 1893: Narromine, Australia
- 20 May 1893: Mullengudgery, Australia
- 21 May 1893: Sydney, Australia
XXIV. Sydney – Auburn – Badgery Station
- 22 May 1893: Sydney – Auburn – Moss Valley, Australia
- 23 May 1893: Badgery Station, Australia
- 24 May 1893: Badgery Station, Australia
- 25 May 1893: Badgery Station, Australia
- 26 May 1893: Sydney, Australia
- 27 May 1893: Sydney, Australia
XXV. New Caledonia
- 28 May 1893: At Sea to New Caledonia
- 29 May 1893: At Sea to Numea
- 30 May 1893: At Sea to Numea (no separate entry)
- 31 May 1893: At Sea to Numea (no separate entry)
- 01 June 1893: Numea, New Caledonia
- 02 June 1893: Numea, New Caledonia
- 03 June 1893: Numea, New Caledonia
XXVI. Solomon Islands
- 04 June 1893: At Sea to the Solomon Islands
- 05 June 1893: At Sea to the Solomon Islands
- 06 June 1893: At Sea to the Solomon Islands (no separate entry)
- 07 June 1893: Owa Raha, Solomon Islands
- 08 June 1893: Owa Raha to Ugi, Solomon Islands
- 09 June 1893: Ugi, Solomon Islands
- 10 June 1893: At Sea to New Guinea
- 11 June 1893: At Sea to New Guinea
- 12 June 1893: At Sea to New Guinea (no separate entry)
- 13 June 1893: At Sea to New Guinea (no separate entry)
- 14 June 1893: Port Moresby, New Guinea
- 15 June 1893: Port Moresby, New Guinea
- 16 June 1893: Port Moresby to the hunting camp at Laroki, New Guinea
- 17 June 1893: Hunting camp at the Laroki river, New Guinea
- 18 June 1893: Hunting camp at the Laroki river to Port Moresby, New Guinea
- 19 June 1893: Port Moresby to the hunting camp at Vei Maori, New Guinea
- 20 June 1893: Hunting camp at Vei Maori, New Guinea
XXVIII. Aru Islands – Amboina
- 21 June 1893: At Sea to the Aru islands (Rennel island)
- 22 June 1893: At Sea to the Aru islands (Thursday Island)
- 23 June 1893: At Sea to the Aru islands
- 24 June 1893: At Sea to the Aru islands (no separate entry)
- 25 June 1893: Dobo, Aru islands
- 26 June 1893: Dobo, Aru islands
- 27 June 1893: At Sea to Amboina
- 28 June 1893: Amboina – in 1914: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
- 29 June 1893: Kajeli, Amboina
- 30 June 1893: Kajeli to Amboina
- 01 July 1893: Amboina
- 02 July 1893: Amboina
XXIX. Borneo – Singapore
- 03 July 1893: At Sea to Borneo
- 04 July 1893: At Sea to Borneo
- 05 July 1893: At Sea to Borneo
- 06 July 1893: At Sea to Borneo
- 07 July 1893: At Sea to Borneo
- 08 July 1893: At Sea to Borneo
- 09 July 1893: At Sea to Borneo, Cape Po
- 10 July 1893: Kuching, Borneo
- 11 July 1893: At Sea to Singapore
- 12 July 1893: Singapore
- 13 July 1893: Singapore
- 14 July 1893: Singapore
- 15 July 1893: Singapore
- 16 July 1893: At Sea to Hongkong
- 17 July 1893: At Sea to Hongkong
- 18 July 1893: At Sea to Hongkong (no separate entry)
- 19 July 1893: At Sea to Hongkong
- 20 July 1893: At Sea to Hongkong (no separate entry)
- 21 July 1893: Hongkong
- 22 July 1893: Hongkong
XXXI. Canton
- 23 July 1893: Hongkong to Canton
- 24 July 1893: Canton
- 25 July 1893: Canton
- 26 July 1893: Canton
XXXII. Macao – Hongkong
- 27 July 1893: Macao
- 28 July 1893: Hongkong
XXXIII. Nagasaki – Kumamoto – Shimonoseki – Miyajima
- 29 July 1893: At Sea to Nagasaki
- 30 July 1893: At Sea to Nagasaki
- 31 July 1893: At Sea to Nagasaki
- 01 August 1893: At Sea to Nagasaki
- 02 August 1893: Nagasaki, Japan
- 03 August 1893: Nagasaki, Japan
- 04 August 1893: Nagasaki to Kumamoto, Japan
- 05 August 1893: Kumamoto, Japan
- 06 August 1893: Shimonoseki to Miyajima, Japan
XXXIV. Kyoto – Osaka – Nara – Otsu – Gifu
- 07 August 1893: Miyajima to Kyoto, Japan
- 08 August 1893: Kyoto, Japan
- 09 August 1893: Kyoto, Japan
- 10 August 1893: Kyoto to Osaka, Japan
- 11 August 1893: Nara, Japan
- 12 August 1893: Kyoto, Japan
- 13 August 1893: Kyoto, Japan
- 14 August 1893: Kyoto, Japan
XXXV. Nagoya – Kosu – Tokyo – Yokohama
- 15 August 1893: Nagoya to Kosu, Japan
- 16 August 1893: Miyanoshita, Japan
- 17 August 1893: Miyanoshita — Tokyo — Yokohama, Japan
- 18 August 1893: Tokyo, Japan
- 19 August 1893: Tokyo, Japan
- 20 August 1893: Tokyo to Nikko, Japan
- 21 August 1893: Nikko, Japan
- 22 August 1893: Nikko to Yokohama, Japan
- 23 August 1893: Yokohama to Tokyo, Japan
- 24 August 1893: Yokohama, Japan
XXXVI. Vancouver — Banff — Hunting Camp at Black Mountain
- 25 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver
- 26 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver
- 27 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
- 28 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
- 29 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
- 30 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
- 31 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
- 01 September 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
- 02 September 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
- 03 September 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
- 04 September 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
- 05 September 1893: Vancouver, Canada
- 06 September 1893: Vancouver, Canada
- 07 September 1893: Vancouver, Canada
- 08 September 1893: Vancouver to Banff, Canada
- 09 September 1893: Banff, Canada
- 10 September 1893: Banff to Penticton, Canada
- 11 September 1893: Penticton, Canada
- 12 September 1893: Penticton to Shingle Creek, Canada
- 13 September 1893: Shingle Creek to Black Mountain, Canada
- 14 September 1893: Black Mountain to Shingle Creek, Canada
- 15 September 1893: Shingle Creek to Penticton, Canada
- 16 September 1893: Penticton to Priests‘ Landing, Canada
- 17 September 1893: Priests‘ Landing to Revelstoke, Canada
- 18 September 1893: Revelstoke to Northport (still on the Canadian side)
- 19 September 1893: Northport to Spokane, Washington, United States
- 20 September 1893: Spokane to Livingston, Montana, United States
- 21 September 1893: Livingston to Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
- 22 September 1893: Fountain Geyser Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
- 23 September 1893: Fountain Geyser Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
- 24 September 1893: Yellowstone Lake Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
- 25 September 1893: Grand Canon Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
- 26 September 1893: Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
- 27 September 1893: Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel to Livingston, Montana, United States
XXXVIII. Butte City — Salt Lake City — Colorado Springs — Manitou — Chicago — Niagara Falls — New York
- 28 September 1893: Livingston to Butte City, Montana, United States
- 29 September 1893: Salt Lake City to Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- 30 September 1893: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- 01 October 1893: Manitou (Springs), Colorado, United States
- 02 October 1893: Manitou (Springs) to Chicago, Illinois, United States
- 03 October 1893: Chicago, Illinois, United States (Columbian exposition or World’s Fair visit)
- 04 October 1893: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
- 05 October 1893: Niagara Falls to New York, New York, United States
- 06 October 1893: New York, New York, United States
- 07 October 1893: New York, New York, United States
XXXIX. Havre – Paris – Stuttgart – Vienna
- 08 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France
- 09 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
- 10 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
- 11 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
- 12 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
- 13 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
- 14 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
- 15 October 1893: Havre to Paris, France
- 16 October 1893: Paris, France
- 17 October 1893: Stuttgart, Germany
- 18 October 1893: Vienna, Austria (no separate entry)